Voluntary Benefits

In a recent independent customer satisfaction survey, nine out of 10 customers receiving Unum's voluntary short-term disability or accident insurance say they would recommend the company to their co-workers.

Minneapolis-based ING is expanding its marketing activities in the U.S. employee benefits division to gain more voluntary employee benefits business.

In the third quarter, whole life insurance sales improved 6 percent and increased by 15 percent in the first nine months of 2010, finds LIMRA's U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales survey.

Last week I fired off e-mails to nearly 20 different brokers. I needed sources for a story.

Health care reform promises to change the landscape dramatically for brokers and carriers alike. In fact, many argue that the two need each more than ever before if they're going to survive this brave new world of health insurance.

To add more value to employer benefits, employees expect more paid voluntary benefits at a time when more employers are placing the financial burden on employees because of the down economy.